plumeria

See also: Plumeria

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin Plumeria, genus name, from the name of French botanist Charles Plumier. The genus name is a proper noun and accordingly must be capitalised; the lower case "plumeria" is informal notation, not botanical.

Noun

plumeria (plural plumerias)

1. frangipani
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas:

     Mrs Horrox told me departees were once presented with a garland of plumeria, but the Mission elders deemed garlands immoral.

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